Northeast - Looking for rides in the DC (Springfield) Area this weekend

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shmulb
11-24-08, 05:54 AM
We will be in the Springfield area for the thanksgiving weekend and the weather looks like it will be rideable.
Does any one have any 30 -50 mile routes they can recommend, or maybe a club or other group ride ?. We will be near Pohick rd.(Near the Alban Rd and Rolling Rd intersection)
I have found 1 route on Cyclist Nexus that looks OK, but am looking for more suggestions.
Thanks

cc_rider
11-24-08, 03:39 PM
Potomac Peddlars has a couple of rides close to you.
Closest would be the Belle Haven winter training ride Saturday morning.
http://www.bikepptc.org/Nov08Rides#Nov29Sat
hrt4me
11-24-08, 04:55 PM
The Bike Lane's Saturday morning rides are approximately 30 miles each:
http://thebikelane.com/page.cfm?pageID=459

Lithuania
11-26-08, 10:31 AM
i used to live right in that area and here is a 50-60 mile route i used to take regularly.

take pohick road south east and make a left onto rt 1 and make your first right on old colchester road. Make a left on to Gunston road and follow it to the end to get a cool view of the potomac river and turn around. Make a right back on to colchester and make a right on rt1. Take rt 1 for about 2 miles (this part sucks) and make a left on mt vernon memorial hwy / 235. Follow that til you get to the circle at mt vernon and get on the gw parkway. Take that about 8 or 9 miles until you get to alexandria. When you get into town make a left onto duke st. Make a left onto Holland and when you get to the circle make a right on to eisenhower. Take eisenhower until ends at Van Dorn st and make a left. Climb the hill and go about a mile or so until you get to franconia rd and make a right. Take franconia and make a left on to Beulah. Beulah "ends" at ft belvoir where you want to make a right onto telegraph. Take telegraph back to rt 1 and make a right to get back to pohick.